A Beautiful Mind

This time we are going to discuss about some interesting, serious & thinkable book “A Beautiful Mind”. Which was unofficially the biography of the legend, nobel prize winner & one of the great economist of 20th century, John Forbes Nash, Jr.

This time we have handled the review in a different way. I asked my brother to write a review about this book by seeing the book in the eyes of the film ‘A Beautiful Mind”. Keep enjoying the reading – Hari

'A Beautiful Mind' is the real story of famous economist John Nash, who challenged the theory of "Father of Economics" Mr. Adam Smith. Russel Crowe, playing the lead, lived as John Nash in the picture. The Movie begins with a professor questioning the new joinees of Princeton University "Who will be the next Einstein" among which Nash is also one. Ron Howard has come up with a great plot and also executed it well. John Nash suffers from Schizophenia, a disorder of having imaginary characters in life. The greatness of the direction lies in making us to believe that the imaginary characters are real. The way in which Nash and his prodigal room mate (as he calls himself) Charles converses is shot is a typical example. If you notice closely, the voice of Charles will come first then arrives the figure. Jennifer Connelly stars as Alicia Nash, the poor wife of confused genius Nash, did her job. The unusual way in which she finds love in a mathematician, their first meet, their first date, the unusual gift are poetically romantic.
Parcher, the imaginary character which makes john's condition still worse is framed well. The way he makes us and nash believe that hes a secret agent, his reappearance which also seems undoubtedly real. When nash discovers charles's niece never grows old, he realizes his disorder. The scene in which Alicia doubts Nash when he disposes the garbage at night and comes to know that it's the way in their locality is classic. Nash's dry humour comes out when he clarifies that theres a real person standing infront of him, who actually is an official from nobel prize committee to convey that Nash is considered for Nobel Prize. The movie ends with Nash winning the nobel prize and his unforgettable speech.
The way in which the film is picturised and the screenplay will definitely stun you. The music played while Charles entering the room is actually the one which the real Nash liked the most. There lies the perfection and hardwork of Ron Howard. The scenes in which Nash gives a mathematical explanation on how bad a colleagues tie is, when he finds his original idea while hitting on a girl, when he denies Alicia's solution without even having a look (the reason is valid!!!) and then wonders she was still there are the examples of director's potential. In simple words, it is a movie worth 4 Oscars (Unfortunately Russel Crowe didn't get one!!!). Do watch it.. (atleast once).. - Balaji